Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear yellow tank tops with red pants. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the south. Varis was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Bryseis was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her childhood dream was to be a Server, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bounty Hunter. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 sp. Malachite (11 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Valanthe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Valanthe. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and sickles. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her golden hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Baggi was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and he perpetually has his shield ready. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Watson and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 350 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and red tie. She wears her red fur down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.